Casilli, C. (2012). Badge system design: What we talk about when we talk about validity. Persona. Retrieved from http://carlacasilli.wordpress.com/2012/05/21/badge-system-design-what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-validity/. In her article “Badge System Design: What We Talk About When We Talk About Validity,” Casilli (2012) addressed questions and assumptions…

Bills, D. B. (2003). Credentials, signals, and screens: Explaining the relationship between schooling and job assignment. Review of Educational Review, 73(4), 441-449. Retrieved from http://rer.sagepub.com/content/73/4/441.abstract#cited-by Bills (2003) presented and examined a set of theories that explain the relationship between credentials…

Reid, A. (2011). Welcome to badge world. Digital Digs: An Archaeology of the Future. Retrieved from http://alex-reid.net/2011/09/welcome-to-badge-world.html In his post “Welcome to Badge World,” Reid (2011) raised some issues of concern with digital badges, such as the commodification of learning…

Regardless of where you start, it’s more than likely you’ll end up somewhere other than your intended destination. That’s okay. Systems are living things, and your badge system needs to be flexible. You must embrace a bit of chaos in its design.
-Carla Casilli, Director of Design + Practice at the Badge Alliance